Netflix Ends HBO's Run As Emmy Awards Most-Nominated Network

The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced today and in a true show of force Netflix has cemented its place as a major contender thanks to no less than 112 nominations. While this in itself is a milestone for the company, it also means this year Netflix has more Emmy nominations than HBO. A point to note, as it's the first time in the last eighteen years that HBO will not be heading to the main event as the leader in terms of number of overall nominations.
Although this does represent a significant change at the network level, it's very far from bad news for HBO. As when it...Read more ...

Netflix has just become the top Emmy-nominated network

Netflix just broke HBO's 17-year streak as the network with the most Emmy nominations - the streaming service was nominated for a whopping 112 awards at this year's ceremony while HBO sits at a still-respectable 108. While HBO's heavy hitters still racked up a dragon's hoard of nominations between them (Game of Thrones is nominated for 22 awards and Westworld has 21), Netflix has a number of shows that all have 10 awards or more including GLOW, Stranger Things, Godless and The Crown, which combined have 47 award nominations between them. Add up all the award nominations and Netflix is now...Read more ...

For the first time, Netflix tops HBO for most Emmy nominations

Netflix has broken HBO's 17-year streak as the most nominated network at the Emmy Awards.
In the nominations released this afternoon, Netflix came out slightly ahead, with 112 nominations compared to HBO's 108. Those include Best Comedy nods for GLOW and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , as well as Best Drama nominations for The Crown and Stranger Things .
Other Netflix shows got some love as well. Jordan Crook, my co-host on the Original Content podcast , will be glad to know that Jason Bateman was nominated for his work as both actor and director on Ozark. Meanwhile, Black Mirror ‘s “USS...Read more ...